World Trump Says Military Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ and North Korea Will ‘Regret’ Threats

16:05 12 august 2017

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Trump tweets North Korea military solutions 'fully in place'

President Trump continued his aggressive rhetoric toward North Korea on Friday.President Trump continued his aggressive rhetoric toward North Korea on Friday, issuing yet another stark warning to the U.S. adversary on Twitter.

SEOUL: President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying the US military was “ locked and loaded ” as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war and world powers expressed alarm.

(BEDMINSTER, New Jersey) — President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un " will regret it fast" if he continues his threats to U.S. territories and allies, in another Trump tweeted Friday: " Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded , should North Korea act unwisely.

A man wearing a Donald Trump mask holds up a bag with a sign saying 'ready to push the button' poses outside the U.S. embassy during a 'Stop the War' protest on August 11, in London, England.

Trump warns N. Korea that U.S. is 'locked and loaded'

President Donald Trump is warning of military action "should North Korea act unwisely."&nbsp;WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is warning of military action, saying the U.S. is "locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely.

SEOUL: President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying the US “ Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded , should North Korea act unwisely place else that’s an American territory or an American ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast.”

Mr. Trump started the morning with a Twitter message saying the American military was “ locked and loaded ” for conflict “should North Korea act of an overt threat ” or takes action against the United States territory of Guam or against America’s allies, “he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about North Korea before a workforce and apprenticeship discussion at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S. on August 11.

Trump: NKorea 'will regret it fast' if acts against US ally

President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "will regret it fast" if he continues his threats to U.S. territories and allies, in another warning that the U.S. is willing to act swiftly against the nuclear-armed nation.InIn remarks to reporters, Trump issued the threat directly at Kim, who is also known for his bellicose rhetoric, and all but drew a red line that would trigger swift U.S. action.

President Donald Trump on Friday issued fresh threats of swift and forceful retaliation against nuclear North Korea , declaring the U.S. military " locked and loaded " and warning that the communist country's leader " will regret it fast" if he takes any action against U.S. territories or allies.

NEW YORK — President Trump issued yet more provocative warnings of military action against North Korea on Friday as he continued to suggest that he was ready to strike the small, isolated Asian country that has been developing nuclear weapons capable of reaching the United States.

North Korean youths and workers and trade union members holding a rally to protest the UN Security Council's "sanctions resolution" at the compound of the Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang on August 11.

Poll: Trump's approval rating rebounds amid North Korea tensions

President Trump's approval rating has rebounded after a week of rising tensions with North Korea, according to a Rasmussen poll released Friday afternoon.Trump's approval rating in the right-leaning poll now stands at 45 percent, a six-point jump from a 39 percent approval rating in the sa me poll last week. The new rating marks Trump's highest approval the poll has recorded since July 12. Trump has spent the week escalating tensions with North Korea after the nation announced it was moving forward with developing plans to attack the island territory of Guam. On Friday morning, Trump tweeted that U.S.

President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying the U.S. military was “ locked and loaded ” as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war and world powers expressed alarm.

He said the isolated nation’s leader “ will regret it fast” if he takes any action against U.S. territories and allies. The latest threat appeared to draw another red line that would trigger a U.S. attack and for a National & World News News Politics. Trump warns North Korea : US military ‘ locked and loaded ’.

North Korean youths and workers and trade union members holding a rally to protest the UN Security Council's "sanctions resolution" at the compound of the Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang on August 11.

Watch your words, China urges Trump

China wants the US and North Korea to show restraint as a war of words escalates.China's President Xi Jinping has urged Donald Trump and North Korea to avoid "words and actions" that worsen tensions, state media says.

"Fire and fury" has become " locked and loaded " as President Donald Trump 's warnings against North Korea 's threats to U.S. military installations and its nuclear ambitions continue. "If he does anything with respect to Guam," Trump said Friday afteroon," he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast."

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey — President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “ will regret it fast” if he continues his threats to U.S. territories and allies, in another Trump tweeted Friday: “ Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded , should North Korea act unwisely.

A man take a photo in front of a glass showing a map of the border area between North and South Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion near the Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 12.

Watch Room staff monitor news and updates and coordinate with agencies on local in an event of emergency Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 as Guam Homeland Security opens its 24-hour Watch Room operation in response to the threats from North Korea, in Hagatna, Guam.

A woman dressed as "The Statue of Taking Liberties" poses outside the U.S. embassy during a "Stop the War" protest on August 11, in London, England.

Top US military officer warns NKorea that US military ready

The top U.S. military officer is warning during a trip to Seoul that the United States is ready to use the "full range" of its military capabilities to defend itself and its allies from North Korea. A spokesman says Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford also told his South Korean counterparts Monday that the North's missiles and nukes threaten the world.Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is also meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. He will then travel to Japan and China.The trip follows a week in which President Donald Trump waged a war of words with North Korea, declaring the U.S.

President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un " will regret it fast" if he continues his threats to U.S. territories and allies, in another warning that the U.S. is willing to act Trump tweeted Friday: " Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded , should North Korea act unwisely.

" Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded , should North Korea act unwisely," President Trump said on Friday, in his In response to that fire and fury threat , North Korea said its military is preparing to conduct a test American ally, he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast."

US President Donald Trump speaks about North Korea at a meeting with administration officials on the opioid addiction crisis at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 8, 2017.

One of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker while flying a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017.

In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and South Korea's missile system firing Hyunmu-2 firing a missile into the East Sea during a South Korea-U.S. joint missile drill aimed to counter North Korea¡¯s ICBM test on July 29, 2017 in East Coast, South Korea.

This picture taken and released on July 4, 2017 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the test-fire of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 at an undisclosed location.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang July 5, 2017.

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South Korea Will Prevent War at All Costs, President Moon Says

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that any military action against Kim Jong Un’s regime requires his nation’s approval, and vowed to prevent war at all costs. “There will be no war repeated on the Korean Peninsula,” Moon said in a speech on Tuesday marking the anniversary of the end of Japanese occupation in the 1940s. Military action against North Korea should be decided by “ourselves and not by anyone else,” he said.While Moon said that South Korea would work with the U.S. to counter security threats, he emphasized the need to focus on diplomatic efforts.

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey (AP) -- President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un " will regret it fast" if he continues his threats to U.S. territories and allies, in another Trump tweeted Friday: " Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded , should North Korea act unwisely.

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump continued to beat war drums on Friday against North Korea and, unexpectedly, said he would consider a military option to deal with an unrelated crisis in Venezuela. But though he declared that the armed forces were “locked and loaded,” there were no indications of imminent action in either part of the world.

For all the bellicose language emerging from the president’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., the United States military was taking no visible steps to prepare for a strike against North Korea or Venezuela. The Pentagon reported no new ships being sent toward the Korean Peninsula or forces being mobilized, nor were there moves to begin evacuating any of the tens of thousands of Americans living in South Korea.

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The juxtaposition between the heated words and the lack of apparent preparations suggested that Mr. Trump may still be counting on a resolution to the standoff with North Korea as it works to develop a nuclear arsenal capable of reaching the United States. After escalating his rhetoric against North Korea twice on Friday, Mr. Trump emerged from a late-afternoon meeting with his national security team offering a somewhat more restrained message, vowing to give diplomacy a chance.

North Korea: US cannot dodge ‘merciless strike’

North Korea on Sunday warned the U.S. it faces a "merciless strike" following "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war. "North Korea declared it has the military capacity to target the mainland U.S. as well as the U.S. territory Guam in a strike the U.S. cannot "dodge," according to CNN.CNN reports the message was in the official government newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.The warning comes a day before the U.S. begins conducting annual military exercises with South Korea starting Monday.

The call came after Trump unleashed a slew of fresh threats against North Korea on Friday, declaring the U.S. military “ locked and loaded ” and warning that’s an American territory or an American ally, he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast.” Asked if the U.S. was going to war, he said cryptically

“Hopefully it’ll all work out,” Mr. Trump told reporters, noting that he would call President Xi Jinping of China on Friday evening to coordinate strategy. “Nobody loves a peaceful solution better than President Trump, that I can tell you. Hopefully it’ll all work out, but this has been going on for many years.”

Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, who traveled to New Jersey on Friday to brief Mr. Trump after returning from Asia, said the president’s tough language was part of an overall strategy intended to bring North Korea to the negotiating table.

“It takes a combined message there if we’re going to get effective movement out of the regime in North Korea. I think the president’s made it clear he prefers a diplomatic solution,” Mr. Tillerson said, standing next to Mr. Trump. “What the president’s doing is trying to support our efforts by ensuring North Korea understands what the stakes are.”

Still, even as Mr. Trump seemed to be slightly lowering the temperature with North Korea, he opened a new front by volunteering that he was contemplating the use of force in Venezuela. The government of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has moved to shut down the opposition-controlled Parliament after a fraud-plagued referendum amid a spiraling economic crisis.

“Venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and they’re dying,” Mr. Trump said. “We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary.”

“Mr. Donald Trump, here is my hand,” Mr. Maduro said on Thursday. The Trump administration has called Mr. Maduro a dictator, and on Friday night the White House released a statement saying the president would speak with Venezuela’s leader “as soon as democracy is restored.”

The president’s repeated threats against North Korea, starting with his “fire and fury” warning earlier in the week, have fueled deep anxiety in Asia and elsewhere in the world.

Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, said, “We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States,” but his New Zealand counterpart, Bill English, hedged, saying his country would consider its options “on its merits.”

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed disapproval of Mr. Trump’s approach. “I consider an escalation of rhetoric the wrong answer,” she said, adding, “I do not see a military solution to this conflict.”

China, the key player in the region, offered a typical statement pleading for restraint and dialogue, asking that all parties “speak and act with caution and do more things that are conducive to de-escalating the tense situation and enhancing mutual trust among parties, rather than relapse into the old path of showing assertiveness and escalating tensions,” as the Foreign Ministry put it in a statement.

Global Times, a stridently nationalistic state-run tabloid in Beijing, published an editorial calling on Chinese leaders to make clear that they would not stand behind North Korea if it waged an attack against the United States and the Americans retaliated — but would oppose unprovoked American aggression.

“China should also make clear that if North Korea launches missiles that threaten U.S. soil first and the U.S. retaliates, China will stay neutral,” the editorial said. “If the U.S. and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so.”

Mr. Trump started the morning with a Twitter message saying the American military was “locked and loaded” for conflict “should North Korea act unwisely.” To reinforce the point, the president later shared a post from the United States Pacific Command stating that it was standing by for orders, should the need arise. “#USAF B-1B Lancer #bombers on Guam stand ready to fulfill USFK’s #FightTonight mission if called upon to do so,” the original tweet said.

The president followed up in the afternoon by telling reporters in the first of two media appearances that he hoped the North Koreans “fully understand the gravity of what I said.” He singled out Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, saying that Mr. Kim has gotten away with destabilizing the region for too long.

“This man will not get away with what he’s doing,” the president told reporters before the late afternoon meeting with Mr. Tillerson, Nikki R. Haley, the ambassador to the United Nations, and Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the national security adviser. “If he utters one threat in the form of an overt threat” or takes action against the United States territory of Guam or against America’s allies, “he will truly regret it and he will regret it fast.”

As a practical matter, Mr. Trump’s comments do not necessarily indicate a change in military readiness. The motto of American forces based alongside allied troops in South Korea has long been “Ready to Fight Tonight,” mainly a slogan emphasizing preparedness rather than a statement of hostility.

United States Navy officials said Friday that despite Mr. Trump’s heightened rhetoric, the Navy has not repositioned any ships near the Korean Peninsula, nor were there any plans to, which would be a prelude to an American strike.

The business-as-usual posture from the Pentagon does not necessarily mean that the American military is not ready to strike North Korea, or defend American allies in the event of a Pyongyang strike. The nearly 25,000 American troops serving in South Korea pride themselves on being in a constant state of alert.

But military officials say that given how quickly North Korea could retaliate against an American strike — and that retaliation could encompass an attack on Seoul, home to more than 130,000 Americans — it is doubtful that the Defense Department would advise a strike without first moving assets and organizing an evacuation.

“It’s a couple of dogs barking at each other with a chain-link fence in the middle,” said Adm. Dennis C. Blair, the retired head of the Pacific Command and a former director of national intelligence. Any operation would involve extensive preparations and consultations, he noted. “You’d know that something big is afoot, and that is simply not the case now. In answer to the question, are we about to go to war? I’d say no.”

The Trump administration has repeatedly said its diplomatic initiative to pressure North Korea into abandoning its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program is still in its early phases, with much work remaining to be done. Mr. Tillerson also has said that the United States was open to talks if North Korea stopped the series of missile tests that have rattled the region in recent weeks.

If Mr. Trump was hoping his sharp warnings would provoke a response from China, he chose an odd moment. Chinese leaders, including Mr. Xi, are largely focused on domestic politics. Top officials have gathered at Beidaihe, a seaside retreat more than 170 miles east of Beijing, to map out a once-every-five-years leadership reshuffle of the ruling Communist Party to take place this fall.

Bonnie S. Glaser, a senior adviser for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said Chinese leaders would probably conclude that both Washington and Pyongyang are dangerous and unpredictable. “It’s unlikely that Xi will seek support from his colleagues for greater cooperation with an unpredictable U.S. president,” she said.

Analysts said that Beijing’s role in resolving the current crisis might be limited. “It’s unclear Beijing would have much of a role right now beyond their usual platitudes calling on all parties to exercise restraint,” said Ely Ratner, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. “Neither Washington or Pyongyang is interested in the diplomatic solution Beijing has put on the table.”

North Korea: US cannot dodge ‘merciless strike’ .
North Korea on Sunday warned the U.S. it faces a "merciless strike" following "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war. "North Korea declared it has the military capacity to target the mainland U.S. as well as the U.S. territory Guam in a strike the U.S. cannot "dodge," according to CNN.CNN reports the message was in the official government newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.The warning comes a day before the U.S. begins conducting annual military exercises with South Korea starting Monday.

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